Welcome Message

Welcome Message

by President of Indonesian Veterinary Medical Association

Dear colleagues,

On behalf of veterinarians in Indonesia, it is my great honour to invite you to the 20th Federation of Asian Veterinary Associations Congress (FAVA) Congress & the 18th Indonesian Veterinary Medical Association (IVMA) Congress to be held from October 30th to November 3rd, 2018 in Bali, INDONESIA.

We, Indonesian vets, have a motto “manusya mriga satwa sewaka” meaning “to serve mankind through animal kingdom”. This motto is also what we use as the motto of FAVA Congress and conference 2018.

Veterinary medicine contributes to human health, welfare and well-being and the quality of human life through the enhancement of health, utility, and productivity of all kinds of vertebrate animals. Serving the needs of both animals and people it is the most diverse and widely encompassing of all the health professions.

To complement and enhance the benefits of the above activities for the various stakeholders in the animal world, particularly veterinarians, the Animal Health Expo will also be held. Animal Heath Expo is always complements the scientific conference. This activity aims to enhance the latest veterinary knowledge to Asian veterinarians in various sectors of work.

The Indonesian Veterinary Medical Association as an organizer of the Congress will do its best to ensure an exquisite and satisfactory Congress for all participating vets and professionals.

We are all looking forward to your participation in FAVA Congress, IVMA Congress, International Veterinary Scientific Conference and Animal Health Expo in Bali, INDONESIA 2018.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Heru Setijanto,President of Indonesian Veterinary Medical Association

Welcome Message

by Chairman of the Organizing Committee

Dear Colleagues,

It gives us immense pleasure to inform you that Indonesian Veterinary Medical Association (IVMA) is organizing the 20th Federation of Asian Veterinary Associations Congress (FAVA Congress) & the 18th Indonesian Veterinary Medical Association Congress (IVMA Congress) an International Congress, Seminar and Workshop. The event will be held in the Nusa Dua, Bali, the very famous paradise island and international tourist destination from October 30th to November 3rd, 2018.

The current congress will be enriched and compose of several satellite meeting of international and national veterinary organizations such as The 40th FAVA Council Meeting, 15th IVMA International Veterinary Scientific Conference and Animal Health Expo, The 2nd JSPS Core-to-Core Program Tripartite Meeting, The 1st FAVA-AVA Joint Meeting, ASEAN Veterinary Statutory Body Network (AVSBN) Meeting, Meeting of IVMA's Organizations of Veterinary Specialty and Scientific Interest Groups, Indonesian Animal Hospital Association (ARSHI) Meeting and the 16th PIDHI Meeting. It is expected to be a big event in veterinary field in 2018 with expected more than 1,000 participants coming around the country as well as foreign participants from Asian countries and other continents.

In this opportunity, a very basic Veterinary Role as an important profession was chosen as the theme of the present event “To Serve Mankind through Animal Kingdom”. The Organizing Committee cordially invites all the Veterinarian, Veterinary and Biomedical Scientists, Animal Husbandry practitioners, Human Medical, Academicians, Scholars and other related professions in Asia and other continents to take part in this event.

The Congress and Scientific seminar will focus on the improvement of the role of veterinary professions in Asian countries as well as recent developments, trends and technologies available for disease prevention, diagnosis, treatments as well as productivity and quality of animals and animal products. The main objective of this event is to bridging government-academicians–business sector and public participation to achieve the goal for better serve and better quality of life.

Your participation in this event is very important to make our contribution to the world of veterinary profession come true, and keep in your mind that a warm hospitality, beautiful place, delicious cuisine, attractive culture and warm heart people awaits you in Bali, INDONESIA 2018.